Title: Spinning SilverSeries: Author: Naomi NovikGenre: FantasyPublisher: Del ReyFormat: eBookISBN: 0399180982 Summary: Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father’s inability to collect his debts has left …
Upper YA
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
Title: All the Birds in the SkySeries: All the Birds in the Sky #1Author: Charlie Jane AndersGenre: FantasyPublisher: TorFormat: HardbackISBN: 0765379945 Summary: Childhood friends Patricia Delfine, a witch, and Laurence …
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now
Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now is perched on my bookshelf, the passionate red cover sitting on top of The Book of Dust and Octavia’s Brood like a victor at the top of Mount Everest. Written by debut author Dana L Davis, Tiffany Sly is only the second Contemporary YA novel I’ve ever read, and – if I’m being honest – the first YA book I’ve read where the protagonist is a black female teen. From beginning to end, I couldn’t put Tiffany down — or out of my mind, for that matter. And…I’m still struggling to sort out my thoughts about this book.
Brooding YA Hero — Book Review
Title: Brooding YA Hero: Becoming a Main Character (Almost) as Awesome as MeSeries:Author: Carrie Ann DiRisioGenre: Nonfiction, Creative WritingPublisher: SkyPony PressFormat: eBookISBN: 1510726667 Summary: Have you ever wished you could receive …
SPEAK: A Review of the Graphic Novel
Title: Speak: The Graphic NovelSeries: Author: Laurie Halse AndersonGenre: Graphic Novel, Realistic FictionPublisher: Farrar, Straus, GirouxFormat: HardcoverISBN: 0374300283 CWs: Sexual Assault, Rape, Depression, Self Harm, Bullying, Consent Summary: “Speak up for yourself-we want …
Pantheon by Hamish Steele — Graphic Novel Review
Title: Pantheon: The True Story of Egyptian DeitiesSeries: Author: Hamish SteeleGenre: Graphic Novel, MythologyPublisher: Nobrow Press Format: PaperbackISBN: 1910620203 CWs: Incest, Violence Summary: The most important myth in Ancient Egypt is faithfully retold in …
The Cruel Prince: The Folk of The Air by Holly Black — [BOOK REVIEW]
Title: The Cruel PrinceSeries: The Folk of the Air #1Author: Holy BlackGenre: Fantasy, RomancePublisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Format: HardbackISBN: 9780316480208 Summary: At the ripe age of seven, Jude …
Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories — Book Review
Title: Dreadful Young Ladies and Other StoriesSeries: Author: Kelly BarnhillGenre: FantasyPublisher: Algonquin BooksFormat: eBookISBN: 1616207973 Summary: Author Kelly Barnhill has written a collection of stories, teeming with uncanny characters whose lives unfold …
Good Me, Bad Me By Ali Land
A Ravenous review of Good Me Bad Me by Ali Land – a thrilling tale of the tragic nature of nurture gone wrong and the girl at the heart of it.
Dark Designs — Book Review
Title: Dark DesignsSeries: Author: Stefanie SpanglerGenre: Fantasy, Urban FantasyPublisher: Red Adept PublishingFormat: eBookISBN: 1940215978 CWs: Child Molestation, Stalking Summary: Twins Ivy and Violet Grant are opposites. Ivy, a hot-tempered redhead, couldn’t wait to get …